in the past, this has been an indicator of an impending large pacific quake..

Quoting: Tauranga

I believe there is going to be a big pacific quake soon...its way overdue.

Quoting: taniatarn

the only thing that doesn't fit the picture is the fact that our volcano graphs are not showing lots of red atm, because they always have done in the past, along with the other indicators of a large impending pacific quake

tarn, you know how the white island graphs were turned down a while back (which suddenly caused the red to disappear)...

Re: WHAT IS HAPPENING AT WHITE ISLAND VOLCANO??? New Zealand/Kermadec & South Pacific QUAKE/VOLCANO WATCH

Hey T..somewhere I saw you ask when I lived in Tauranga whether people seemed to be aware of the volcanoes in the region? I cant find your question but to answer....NO...a resounding no. Even I had absolutely no idea when I lived there....certainly didnt realise that Mayor was a Volcano!!

I was most afraid of a tsunami from a quake...and this was talked about by many in the Papamoa Mount...but the only conversation I ever had about volcanoes would have been White Island....

Quoting: taniatarn

yeah as a kid holidaying at waihi beach throughout my childhood, i had no idea that mayor was a volcano either

and it is only since i began my first thread a year or so back that i learned about our numerous off shore live and dormant (re-awakening?) volocanoes

Re: WHAT IS HAPPENING AT WHITE ISLAND VOLCANO??? New Zealand/Kermadec & South Pacific QUAKE/VOLCANO WATCH

imo a very, very brave man speaking out like that. His vision is correct.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 11859877

FOR SURE...scary vision but its way overdue and unfortunately Wellington is not in a good position for a major Quake at all...

I live in the Wairarapa...we too have the problem that we could also get cut off from civilisation for awhile, as we are located in a Valley...its not a nice thought but preparation is about all you can do!

Quoting: taniatarn

yeah, but its good you are out of town, cities are not ideal places to be at all

i am so glad i made the effort several years ago to get out of cities and up into some hills

The Prince of Wales will be treated to a solar eclipse on his birthday in New Zealand this month.

Prince Charles will celebrate his 64th birthday at a party in Wellington with 64 New Zealanders who also turn 64 on November 14.

The Stardome Observatory & Planetarium said on the morning of November 14 all of New Zealand will be treated to a fine partial eclipse of the sun.

An eclipse of the sun occurs when the moon passes directly between earth and the sun casting a shadow on the earth.

Stardome's honorary astronomer, Dr Grant Christie, said, "Solar eclipses don't happen every New Moon because the moon's orbit about earth is tilted by about five degrees relative to the earth's orbit around the sun."

In fact, this will be the closest New Zealand has come to a total solar eclipse in nearly 50 years.

For this eclipse, the farther north you are in New Zealand, the more the sun will appear to be covered by the moon.

For Prince Charles in Wellington the eclipse starts at 9.26am as the moon moves on to the sun's disc.

Maximum eclipse is at 10.34am when the moon will cover about 76% of the sun, the eclipse will end at 11:47 am when the moon moves off the sun's disc.

From Auckland, maximum coverage will reach 87% and the sun will appear as a brilliant bright crescent.

The Stardome said in Auckland the partial eclipse will start at 9.18am reaching maximum coverage at 10:28am and ending at 11.44am.

In the far south of the country maximum coverage will reach 57%, while the greatest coverage of the sun will be seen from Northland's east coast where it will reach nearly 91%.

The next eclipse with this amount of coverage seen from New Zealand will not occur until 2028, and Auckland will not see a better solar eclipse until 2035.

The shadow of the Moon creates a 180km wide path that travels from west to east across the Pacific, starting in northern Australia and passing about midway between New Zealand and New Caledonia. It continues eastward finishing just before reaching the coast of Chile. Norfolk Island is located right on the edge of totality with 98% maximum coverage.

The northern parts of Australia are the only land areas that experience the total eclipse.

Prince Charles touches down in Auckland at around 9.30pm on Saturday. He is currently touring Australia, attending the Cup in Melbourne yesterday.

Please note : Where appropriate for posted images/ graphs I acknowledge the New Zealand GeoNet project and its sponsors EQC, GNS Science and LINZ, for providing data/images used in my study and analyses of Volcanic and Earthquake information in New Zealand.

Please note : Where appropriate for posted images/ graphs I acknowledge the New Zealand GeoNet project and its sponsors EQC, GNS Science and LINZ, for providing data/images used in my study and analyses of Volcanic and Earthquake information in New Zealand.

Re: WHAT IS HAPPENING AT WHITE ISLAND VOLCANO??? New Zealand/Kermadec & South Pacific QUAKE/VOLCANO WATCH

Total Eclipse Far Nth Queensland 14th nov 2012 (part one)

Published on Nov 13, 2012 by WEATHERORNUTPART ONE..A Total Eclipse WeatherShare from our own backyard o :) .. a very humbling beautiful experience.. Plenty of cloud but it managed to peak through many times. namaste

Total Eclipse Far North Qld part two 14th nov 2012

Published on Nov 13, 2012 by WEATHERORNUTPart Two ..Lots of cloud but it managed to shine through many times.. thank you for being here. It was a truly magnificent spectacle.

Get this... its his 64th bday and he is celebrating it with 64 others that are scorpios with the same birthday... he says "i look forward to very much our joint birthday party on wednesday along with 64the fellow scorpios and to discussing our plans for world domination" [link to www.stuff.co.nz]

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1557022

All born on November 14th... 64 ppl... for his 64th bday... and a solar eclipse ... if there is no hidden meaning behind this then go ahead and fist fuck me now...

Increased Likelihood of eruption at Ruapehu...pressure is building under the crater lake...

Interested observer of all things interesting!

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Increased Likelihood of eruption at Ruapehu...pressure is building under the crater lake...

Quoting: taniatarn

They have increased the alert level to 1 and say they believe a vent could be blocked...

Interested observer of all things interesting!

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Pressure is building up in the Crater Lake at Ruapehu, increasing the likelihood of an eruption in the coming weeks, scientists say.

GNS Science said recent measurements taken at Ruapehu over the last few weeks indicated that eruptions were more likely "over the next weeks to months".

The Aviation Colour Code has increased from green to yellow, as a warning for those flying over the region, but the Volcanic Alert Level remained at level 1.

Pressure was believed to be building up under the Crater Lake, and a sudden release of that pressure may lead to an eruption.

"We are monitoring Ruapehu closely, but it often does not give any immediate warning that it is going to erupt," GNS Science Duty Vulcanologist Steven Sherburn said.

GNS Science believed the temperature a few hundred metres beneath the crater was about 800 degrees Celsius but the lake itself was only 20degC.

"This suggests the vent is partly blocked which may be leading to a pressure build-up beneath Crater Lake. A sudden release of the pressure may lead to an eruption."

Small earthquakes have been occurring about 5 kilometres beneath the summit area of Ruapehu since late October, but it was not known whether they were related to the increased temperature below the crater, GNS volcanologist Brad Scott said.

"We perceive them to be completely unrelated at this stage," Scott said.

However, the quakes had the potential to build up processes and push magma further to the surface, which would further increase the likelihood of an eruption, he said.

GNS constantly monitors Ruapehu and had discovered over the last few weeks that the chemistry and gases within the Crater Lake were changing, Scott said.

The criteria for the aviation code and alert levels were not the same and the heightened temperature of the lake meant GNS was required to change the aviation code, Scott said. Alert level 1 indicates that the volcano is in a state of unrest, while an actual eruption is needed to increase it to level 2.

"It's just a heads up," Scott said about GNS' warning of an increased likelihood of an eruption. "It's really just a reminder that Ruapehu is an active volcano and can erupt, and the chances of that happening is more than what it was last week."

Ruapehu experienced a small scale eruption in 2007 and a series of large scale eruptions in 1995 and 1996.

Trampers and climbers are being warned to avoid Ruapehu’s summit zone as there is an increased likelihood of an eruption.

Pressure is building up under the Crater Lake on Mt Ruapehu, increasing the likelihood of an eruption in the coming weeks, GNS Science said.

Recent measurements taken on the volcano over the last few weeks indicated that eruptions were more likely "over the next weeks to months".

A sudden release of pressure built up under the lake may lead to an eruption.

The Department of Conservation has issued a warning for trampers and climbers to avoid the Summit Hazard Zone, a two kilometre area from the centre of the Crater Lake.

“We recommend that guiding companies do not take people into the zone. Any other climbers, trampers and walkers should not enter the zone” DOC Ruapehu area manager Jonathon Maxwell said.

People in the area should be aware of an increased possibility of lahars on the tracks and especially when approaching the Whangaehu, Wahianoa, Mangaturuturu and Whakapapaiti streams.

“They should be conscious of potential lahar noise from upstream, and make their way across these streams quickly,” DOC warned.

Mt Ruapehu, which last erupted in 2007, usually does not give any immediate warning that it is going to erupt, GNS Science vulcanologist Steven Sherburn said.

Pressure build-up was thought to have caused the 2007 eruption and a smaller eruption in 2006.

The Aviation Colour Code has increased from green to yellow as a warning for those flying over the region, but the Volcanic Alert Level remained at level 1.

GNS Science believed the temperature a few hundred metres beneath the crater was about 800 degrees Celsius but the lake itself was only 20degC.

"This suggests the vent is partly blocked which may be leading to a pressure build-up beneath Crater Lake.''

Small earthquakes have been occurring about five kilometres beneath the summit of Ruapehu since late October, but it was not known whether they were related to the increased temperature below the crater, GNS vulcanologist Brad Scott said.

"We perceive them to be completely unrelated at this stage," he said.

However, the quakes had the potential to build up processes and push magma further to the surface, which would further increase the likelihood of an eruption, he said.

GNS constantly monitored Ruapehu and had discovered over the last few weeks that the chemistry and gases within the Crater Lake were changing, Scott said.

The criteria for the aviation code and alert levels were not the same and the heightened temperature of the lake meant GNS was required to change the aviation code, Scott said.

Alert level 1 indicated that the volcano was in a state of unrest, while an actual eruption was needed to increase it to level 2.

"It's just a heads up," Scott said about GNS' warning of an increased likelihood of an eruption.

"It's really just a reminder that Ruapehu is an active volcano and can erupt, and the chances of that happening is more than what it was last week."

Ruapehu experienced a small scale eruption in 2007 and a series of large scale eruptions in 1995 and 1996.

All facilities, roads, walking tracks, alternative routes lower on Mt Ruapehu, and other activities on the mountain were still operating within the Tongariro National Park, DOC said.